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Influences on the development of imaginary worlds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

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Mark J. P. Wolf*
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Communication Department, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI 53097, USA mark.wolf@cuw.edu
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Abstract

Dubourg and Baumard's paper takes a different, and fruitful, approach to the study of imaginary worlds than what is usually found in Media Studies, but omits certain circumstances and influences that shaped their history; this article argues that psychological or behavioral factors are not enough to explain the growth of imaginary worlds, even as they may be important influences.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e307
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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References

Wolf, M. J. P. (2013). Building imaginary worlds: The theory and history of subcreation. Routledge.Google Scholar
Wolf, M. J. P. (2017a). Beyond immersion: Absorption, saturation, and overflow in the experiencing of imaginary worlds. In Boni, M. (Ed.), World building: Transmedia, fans, industries (pp. 204–214). Amsterdam University Press and University of Chicago Press.Google Scholar
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Wolf, M. J. P. (2020). Appendix: On measuring and comparing imaginary worlds. In Exploring imaginary worlds: Essays on media, structure, and subcreation (pp. 225–232). Routledge.Google Scholar